Live Auction 113719th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics
A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu chenets
Lot 147

A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu chenets

AFTER THE MODEL BY QUENTIN-CLAUDE PITOIN, CIRCA 1870

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A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu chenets
After the model by Quentin-Claude Pitoin, Circa 1870
Each modelled as a lyre flanked by laurel and satyr masks, with flambeau finial
17¼in. (43.8cm.) high; 14in. (35.6cm.) wide (2)

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A pair of chenets of the present model were supplied in 1777 by Quentin-Claude Pitoin for Fontanieu. A second pair were supplied in 1779 for the Cabinet de la Reine at Versailles, and a third pair in 1780 for the bedroom of the duc d'Angoulême.